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Various County, City Notices and Local Events
A roundup of local items notes Monmouth lighting costs at 66 dollars per year per arc light, 104 new October term court cases, and Belleville poor farm caring for 144 with St Clair jail holding 117 inmates. Reports cover cattle pinkeye near Clinton, Miners strike support, burglaries in Edwardsville, a postoffice move legal issue, and diverse human interest anecdotes from Illinois towns.
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Monmouth
St. Clair County
Belleville
Hillsboro
Central City
Centralia
Madison County
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Joliet
Clinton
St. Joseph
Champaign County
Mt. Olive and Staunton Coal Co